DARREN ABBOTT

CALGARY, AB, CANADA

403-***-**** ac0jln@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE:

• Petroleum Engineer with 20+ years of Drilling Engineering and Operations focus – positions of Field Engineer, Well Site Supervisor, Drilling Engineer, AFE Manager, Drilling Superintendent and Advisor.

• Drilling Projects including conventional, SAGD, CBM, shale gas, UBD & MPD.

• Strong Project Management well planning, AFE development, programming, scheduling, cost monitoring, capturing lessons learned and project enhancement through continuous improvement documentation.

• Designed vertical, deviated, stratigraphic, S-curve, re-entry, single leg & multi-leg horizontal well types.

• Team player in resource groups – seeking formation information to enhance drilling optimization.

• Developed engineering standards and drilling best practices.

• Defined, evaluated and recommended services based on bid proposals.

• Enhanced project efficiency through new technology & services’ procedures and best-suited equipment.

• Promoter of safety culture and incident resolution through Incident Management System.

• Close liaison to regulatory agency and detailed reporting accuracy.

• Execution of Drilling, Completions and Workover operations on pad leases. EXPERIENCE:

Contract Projects Dec ’13 - Current

• Underbalanced Jointed Pipe Drilling Project – To enhance ROP and bit life - drilling in the Montney formation using cryogenic nitrogen and floc water (~ 3000 m horizontal section).

• Underbalanced Coiled Tubing Drilling Engineering Advisor (US role) – Revise SOPs, underbalanced coiled tubing drill program, daily drilling reports, drilling techniques and Wellsite Drilling Engineer role. Create equipment lease spacing guideline. Analyse previous drilling operations, advise on BHA tools and After Action Review. Review Buda formation drilling. Project Lead to create re-entry cost estimate and operations program for business development.

• Wellsite Drilling Supervision – Basal Quartz pilot and Cardium formation, includes whipstock, mill window, monobore.

(build & hz section) wells.

Contract Drilling Engineer / Superintendent/ Advisor Encana Corporation Nov’02 – Nov’13

(Office Positions) Calgary, AB

Contract Drilling Advisor: Jan’12 – Nov’13

• Document Drilling Best Practices and Standard Operating Procedures for NE BC plays (Jean Marie & Horn River).

• Analyze deep well drilling and completions results (Horn River & Montney). Address Business Units project requests.

• Write Non-Conformance Incident reporting procedures and Management of Change documentation.

• Create AFE documents for Construction, Drilling and Completions groups. Mentor new/young Engineers. Contract Drilling Engineer / Superintendent and AFE Manager : Nov’02 – Jan’12:

• Prepare well authorization applications, amendments, flare applications and regulatory end of well reports.

• Prepare AFE’s and monitor cost control on a daily basis. Invoice reconciliations.

• Selection, coordination and training of Wellsite Drilling Supervisors. Work in liaison with well construction teams.

• Develop conventional and underbalanced drilling programs. Resolve operational issues with engineering fundamentals.

• Optimization of operations through interactions with service providers and equipment modifications.

• Completions operations including running tubing.

• Regular recommendations to Asset/Project Team. Direct strong liaison and compliance with regulatory groups.

• Supervise multi-leg conventional and underbalanced operations including nitrogen / foam and natural gas recovery / foam.

• Resolving incidents through IMS including root cause and corrective action.

• Promoting and focusing on Safety of personnel and operations. Regular field / rig tours. Well Site Supervision and Service Company Consulting: Jan’00 – Nov’02

• Lease construction, programming and field execution of conventional and underbalanced drilling operations.

• Well site supervision for SAGD pad project, coring, logging, casing, cementing, liner and fishing operations.

• Drilling programs and postwell reports on coiled tubing underbalanced drilling operations. Contract negotiations.

• International Projects: Oman – Underbalanced Drilling Engineer. Abbott Petroleum Consulting Inc was created in Jan‘2000, based on an underbalanced drilling engineering market niche.

2 DARREN ABBOTT 403-***-****

Senior Underbalanced Tesco Corporation Dec ’98 – Dec’99 Drilling Engineer Calgary, AB

(Field/Office – Domestic and International)

• Provide technical support for feasibility studies & design drilling programs.

• Well site supervision of UBD operations – monitor drilling parameters and reservoir influx. Daily and post well reports.

• Projects to enhance Tesco Engineering and operations. Train of new personnel. International Projects: Argentina. Coiled Tubing Underbalanced Canadian Fracmaster Ltd. May'96-Sept’98 Drilling Engineer Calgary, AB

(Field/Office)

• Provide technical support for client proposals and programs.

• Well site engineering support for underbalanced horizontal drilling operations to client and Fracmaster operations, coordinate / oversee MWD and directional drilling personnel, drilling parameters, motor and bit performance, underbalanced drilling conditions. Complete well site summary of operations.

• Research of new coiled tubing tools & applications for business development to enhance operations. ISO-9000 procedure involvement. Review of CAODC contracts.

• Well types - sour, critical sour, build section, horizontal and multi-leg. Involved in 1/3 of all wells as of September '98. Data Acquisition Engineer (UBD) Northland Production Testing Ltd. Aug'95-Feb ‘96

(Field Contract) Calgary, AB

• Install equipment in Data Acquisition Trailer, write procedures for rig-in, calibrate & operate gas chromatogram, monitor drilling conditions and produced flow rates. Troubleshooting / maintenance of gas chromatogram and equipment. Mechanical Eng. Tech McAllister Petroleum Services Ltd. Feb'94-Aug’95

(Office) Calgary, AB

• Research & procurement of special materials. Assemble and test special tools/prototype designs. Downhole tool redesign. MWD Field Engineer Schlumberger July '93-Jan’94

(Field) Calgary, AB

• Rig-in equipment. Assemble / operate the positive pulse telemetry SLIM-1 tool. Complete daily tour sheets, hydraulic data, cost estimates and bit run summaries Wireline in/out of hole. Train new employees. Gas Well Tester, Jr. Petroleum Eng, Steel Planner Nov ’88- June’93

• Installed equipment; analyzed gas wells using the backpressure method of multi-point to determine productive capacity.

• Analyzed and solved surface casing vent flow leakage. Developed drilling and completion reports.

• Planned for four areas of the Assembly Shop. Strong aptitude for structural steel drawings/blueprints. Petroleum Engineering Technologist NL Dept. of Energy, St. John’s, NL Summer ’87-‘88

• Compiled a database file to monitor current development and operations of North Sea oil/gas fields.

• Developed a production tubing pressure gradient program using Orkiszewski's correlation. Drilling Crewmember for Cabot Institute

• Roughneck and derrickman on a single land-based drill rig in St. John's, NL. Summer ‘85 EDUCATION:

Petroleum Engineering, B.Sc. Degree Montana University – Butte, MT May‘88 Petroleum Technology, Diploma Cabot Institute – St. John’s, NL June'86 TICKETS (All Current):

Second Line Well Control / Safety Management & Regulatory Awareness / First Aid / H2S / WHMIS / TDG COMPUTER APPLICATIONS:

Microsoft Excel, Word & Outlook / Wellview / AFE Navigator / IMS (Incident Management System) INTERESTS:

SPE / CADE /Industry technology; hockey; exercising; gardening and business development.

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